Laurie Burbridge, Director of IT Services, University
of Exeter, welcomed WG15 delegates to the UK and to Exeter. He
encouraged WG15 to continue its work - good standards are the
basis of many of the facilities that are too easily taken for
granted, especially in information technology. Laurie later joined
WG15 delegates for lunch to continue the discussion.

1.2 Introductions & Roll call of Technical
Experts

Jim Isaak WG15 Convener

David Blackwood Canada HoD ViceChair

Arnie Powell Observer/Technical Expert

Keld Simonsen Denmark HoD

Ron Elliott Germany HoD

Nobuo Saito Japan HoD

Nick Stoughton U.K. HoD Chair

David Cannon U.K. Secretary

Don Folland U.K.

Derek Jones U.K.

Martin Kirk U.K. X/Open Liaison

Roger Martin U.S. HoD

Lowell Johnson U.S.

Jim Oblinger U.S.

1.2.1 Verification of HoD-PASC distribution

The Chair observed that this was handled under one
of the upcoming action items.

1.3 Selection of Drafting Committee

The following members volunteered to form the Resolutions
drafting committee for the meeting:

DavidBlackwood, Canada

Ron Elliott, Germany

Don Folland, UK

1.4 Adoption of agenda [N701r]

The Agenda, as revised earlier in the meeting, at
the agenda ad-hoc, was adopted.

1.5 Approval of minutes [N699]

The minutes as presented in N699 were approved, with
amendments to action item numbering as previously emailed to the
secretary.

1.6 Action Items & National Reports
CA [N727]

DK [N723]

FR[No report]

DE [N728]

JP [N722]

NL[No report]

UK [N729]

US [N721]

Convener [N726]

The action items from WG15's October 1996 meeting
were discussed:

9610-01 Japan and Netherlands - provide URLs and
other information they would like posted to the WG15 web page
(rolled over from 9510-08 on National Bodies and 9605-01 on Japan
and Netherlands).

Open on Japan and Netherlands.

9610-02 U.S. - investigate the availability of
the text in electronic form for the most complete merged copy
of 1003.1, its integrated amendments, and corrigenda, and transfer
the text to Denmark when it is available. (rolled over from 9510-16
and 9605-03).

Closed: Denmark has received the text.

9610-03 Denmark - report at the May, 1997 WG15 meeting
what the state of their LIS work is, and what they expect to be
able to accomplish. (rolled over from 9510-23, 9505-24 and 9605-05).

Open. Denmark has made a little progress, more is
hoped for this week.

9610-04 Project Editor - request ITTF to assign
part number 0 to IEEE 1372 LIS for JTC1 numbering. (rolled over
from 9510-25 on the Project Editor and 9505-42) (former open
action items 9310-64, 9405-28, 9410-07 and 9605-06).

Open. Action remains open on Keld Simonsen, as Project
Editor. [Note: The request was emailed during the meeting. The
response was considered under agenda item 6.6.]

9610-05 Convener - write a cover letter to National
Bodies to consider the general issue of subsetting base standards
from within profiles during their review of 1003.13.(rolled over
from 9510-34, which came from RGCPA issue #6 and 9605-07).

Open, awaiting latest version of 1003.13

9610-06 U.S. - forward the appropriate draft of
IEEE 1003.1g as ISO/IEC 9945-1 Amendment for Protocol Independent
Interfaces (JTC1.22.21.01.03.03) to the SC22 secretariat for PDAM
registration and ballot. (rolled over from 9510-41 which came
from R 95-317, and 9605-08).

Closed. N697 was the document as distributed.

9610-07 U.S. - make all working drafts from the
development body available in a manner consistent with the JTC1
on-line access policy. (rolled over from 9605-16).

Open. The U.S. is actively pursuing the policy.

9610-08 Denmark - look for a solution to the problem
of extended identifiers in 1003.2 (from RIN issue 0) and report
back. (rolled over from 9605-21)

Action on U.S. development body to consider and report
on the appropriateness of TR10176 and the locale of 14652 for
identifiers in 1003.2

9610-09 Netherlands and Denmark - have their technical
experts identify any specific elements of the Single UNIX Specification
that should be included in POSIX. (rolled over from 9605-46).

Open on both Netherlands and Denmark.

9610-10 Keld Simonsen - set up a restricted access
web server for WG15 use on which WG15 can put up drafts or other
controlled access documents. (rolled over from 9605-30).

Closed. Site is available at http://www.dkuug.dk
on the WG15 pages (JTC1/SC22/WG15):

The required UserId and Password were made known
to WG15 members present. Other members can obtain the required
information from J.Isaak, convener of wg15.

9610-11 U.S. - provide an electronic version of
the POSIX 1003.13 profiles presentation to put on the WG15 web
page. (rolled over from 9605-31).

Closed on the U.S. Jim Oblinger emailed it to Keld.

Action on Keld to ensure the document as received
is made available.

9610-12 U.S. - provide a summary of the option
annexes in the POSIX standards to be put on the WG15 web page.
(rolled over from 9605-32).

Closed on the U.S. N732 refers.

Action on Keld to ensure the document as received
is made available.

9610-13 Denmark and Japan - work with the WG15 SGFS
liaison (Willem Wakker) to figure out how National Profiles
could be incorporated into TR-10000. (rolled over from 9605-33).

Open. Japan has yet to discuss what appears to be
an ever more complex issue with Willem Wakker, as has Denmark.

9610-14 U.S. - provide the latest drafts of 1003.10
and 1003.13 for evaluation of consistency with TR-10000, and
send out the required cover material (the 'explanatory report')
for WG15 review and comment. (rolled over from 9605-34).

Closed. This is discussed under two later action
items.

9610-15 Denmark - create a proposed scope and purpose
for new IEEE 1003.2 utilities, which can then be used for both
an SC22 work item and an IEEE PAR. (rolled over from 9605-36).

Open. Two Danish experts are currently working on
this AI. The Danish AI report, N723, refers.

9610-16 Editor of POSIX National Profiles and Locales
- incorporate N658 into that document. (Keld is editor). (rolled
over from 9605-48).

Open. The base document has not yet been received
from Japan. Professor Saito, Japan, believed the document was
sent after the Munich meeting, from Suehiro san to Keld. The
document has not changed in the last two years. Denmark to check
and refer back to Japan. [Later in the meeting Denmark acknowledged
that the document had been received].

9610-17 U.S. - provide assistance with the LIS PAR
to be revised. (rolled over from 9605-49).

Open. The U.S. is ready to assist as soon as a request
is made - none has yet been received. There was discussion as
to what Keld had already been supplied and what was required by
the IEEE process.

9610-18 P9945-2 Project Editor - call and conduct
an editing meeting to create, approve, and forward to the SC22
Secretariat, a disposition of comments for IEEE 1003.2b (JTC1.22.41).
(R 96-334) (rolled over from 9605-53).

Open on the Project Editor, Stephe Walli. Denmark
indicated that they wished to take part in the discussion on this.
A calling email from Stephe Walli appears not to have reached
Keld. No disposition of comments document has been produced,
so far as WG15 is aware, and the project is currently stalled.

WG15 pursued this problem via email during the course
of the meeting; responses and actions appear under later agenda
items.

9610-19 P9945-2 Project Editor (Casey Schaufler)
- call and conduct an editing meeting to create, approve, and
forward to the SC22 Secretariat, a disposition of comments for
IEEE 1003.2c (JTC1.22.43). (R 96-334). (rolled over from 9605-54).

Open. ET02 refers: This is the Convener's status
list.

9610-20 P9945-1 Project Editor (Casey Schaufler)
- call and conduct an editing meeting to create, approve, and
forward to the SC22 Secretariat, a disposition of comments for
IEEE 1003.1e (JTC1.22.42). (R 96-334). (rolled over from 9605-55).

Open. ET02 refers: This is the Convener's status
list.

9610-21 U.S. - invite the development body for proposed
work on the Guidelines for POSIX National Profiles and National
Locales to hold one of its meetings each year in conjunction with
the first WG15 meeting of the year. (R 96-336). (rolled over from
9605-57).

Closed. The U.S. has issued a standing invitation.
The next IEEE meeting is in Reno, Nevada and the following WG15
meeting is in Cornwall, Canada.

9610-22 U.S. - get approval of the U.S. development
body on the new synchronization plan as amended by WG15 N676.
(R 96-343). (rolled over from 9605-63).

Closed. The IEEE SB approved this in February.
[Note: the synchronisation plan as amended in WG15 N676 was further
revised during the course of this meeting - re-approval will be
required].

9610-23 Project Editor (Stephe Walli) - call and
conduct an editing meeting to create, approve, and forward to
the SC22 Secretariat, a disposition of comments for IEEE 1003.1a
System API Amendment (JTC1 22.39).R 96-345). (rolled over from
9605-67).

Closed. The Project Editor has determined that no
meeting is necessary.

9610-24 Convener - call and conduct an editing
meeting to create, approve, and forward to the SC22 Secretariat,
a disposition of comments for IEEE 1003.1f Transparent File Access
(JTC1 22.21.01.03.01). (R 96-345). (rolled over from 9605-69).

Closed. This is discussed under agenda item 5.4.4.
IEEE support for TFA is about to be withdrawn.

Open. Martin Kirk hopes to have time available to
dispatch the action item in the near future, and apologises to
WG15 for the delay. There is just one substantive comment, from
the Netherlands, which does not appear to be difficult to resolve.

9610-27 Convener - call and conduct an editing
meeting to create, approve, and forward to the SC22 Secretariat,
a disposition of comments for IEEE 1003.1j Advanced Real Time
Extensions (JTC1 project number not yet assigned). (R 96-346).
(rolled over from 9605-75).

Closed. Response is in the Convener's report. Disposition
of Comments is complete.

9610-28 National Bodies - review SD6 and return
any comments to the Convener by 1996.12.31

Closed.

Action item on the Convener to forward the latest
copy of SD6 to Keld Simonsen for inclusion on the protected web
pages at dkuug.dk.

9610-29 U.S. - Request PASC to respond to comments
sent by Japan and Denmark in response to action items 9605-22,
9605-23 and 9605-24.

Closed. This refers to 1003.2b. Responses were sent
and acknowledged.

9610-30 National Bodies - review Draft 8.1 of
1003.1f (SC22 N2212) for market relevance and reply to U.S. HoD
(Roger Martin) by 1996.12.31.

Closed. This has been made available on the closed
WG15 web pages, and will be moved to the open pages, in line with
current JTC1 regulations.

9610-33 National Bodies - Review the Web pages,
especially the document on Cultural Convention Specifications
and report any comments to Keld Simonsen.

Open. MBs have had insufficient time to make response
- especially since the latest version was posted to the web pages
only on 19-May (this morning). Comments to Keld Simonsen by 6-June
to hit the first (Registration) ballot deadline, or early September
to coincide with the CD ballot period.

9610-35 U.S. - forward IEEE P1387.3 to the JTC1
secretariat for DIS balloting as soon as possible.

Open. The U.S. has requested that the IEEE complete
this by 10-July.

9610-36 U.S. - forward N694 (items answering action
item 9605-43) to the development body for their consideration
and a response.

Closed. N721, the U.S. Action Item report, refers.
The development groups do not believe that the standard is broken
in this area.

9610-37 National Bodies - inform Martin Kirk if
you want a CD-ROM (Windows version) of Single UNIX Specification.

Closed. Eleven attendees responded.

9610-38 Convener - Instruct JTC1.22.42 and JTC1.22.43
Project Editor (Casey Schaufler) to conduct the disposition of
comments meetings for 1003.1e and 1003.2c as soon as possible
and provide the report to WG15 and SC22 after a review by the
U.S. and Netherlands National Bodies.(see R96-334 and action items
9605-54 and 9605-55)

Closed on the Convener, however the actions -19 and
-20 on Casey Schaufler remain Open. Actions -19 and -20, as renumbered
and carried forward, are updated to include the reference to the
review by the appropriate National Bodies.

9610-39 Convener - Instruct JTC1.22.41 Project
Editor (Stephe Walli) to conduct the disposition of comments meeting
for 1003.2b as soon as possible and provide the report to WG15
and SC22 after a review by the U.S., Japan, and Denmark National
Bodies.(see R96-334 and action item 9605-53)

Closed on the Convener. Action -18 remains Open.
Action -18, as renumbered and carried forward, is updated to
include the reference to the review by the appropriate National
Bodies.

9610-48 Keld Simonsen - Forward SC22WG15.859 to
Development body (1003.2), pointing out that this is where WG14
sees possible alignment for additional features which 1003.2 might
want to consider in their future work, specifically currency and
ISO date formats.

Closed.

Action on Keld Simonsen to forward additional detail
on the proposals.

Action on the U.S. development body to respond to
both the original input and the new additional input to be provided.

9610-49 National Bodies - Review EWOS OSE Conformance
Testing Documents 'EGT009R2, Vocabulary' and 'EGT0059, Analysis'
which are available in Word format at http://www.ewos.be/ct/edocs.htm
and provide feed back to Dave Raynor (dr@waffle.cise.npl.co.uk)
by Feb. 1997.

Closed. No WG15 MB made any substantive response.

9610-50 X/Open Liaison and U.S. - Inform WG15 of
any work which might be coming into the arena in the next 2 years
so that WG15 can plan ahead.

Closed. The U.S. responded that it expected no new
work to be forthcoming in the next two years. X/Open can identify
no new work at present, although some can be anticipated in the
Software Administration area.

9610-51 U.S. - Report to the next WG15 meeting
the scope and purpose and anticipated time scale of the work being
done in P1003.1m. (Checkpoint/Restart) and P1003.1p (Resource
Limits).

Closed. Attendance of both groups has fallen dramatically.
1003.1m may be taken up by the SRAS group. 1003.1p may be aborted
via removal of IEEE PASC sponsorship. Both of these items may
go away before thay impact WG15. N721, the U.S. Action Item report,
refers.

Action on MBs to provide feedback to Roger Martin
by 11-July as to whether work on 1003.1m and 1003.1p should be
pursued, and whether manpower can be provided - lack of additional
manpower will result in the cancellation of the PARs.

9610-52 Project Editor (Keld Simonsen) - Prepare
an example of a LIS function of 9945-1 using both IDL and LID.
Distribute these examples to WG15, requesting National Bodies
to review and comment on the work.

Open.

9610-53 National Bodies - Notify Keld Simonsen
of any available experts in the area of LID and/or IDL usage.

Closed. Denmark recommended that Keld Simonsen was
an available expert. The U.S. offered a number of experts (including
Ed Barkmeyer, Craig Schaffert and Paul Rabin), currently working
in WG11. No other nominations were forthcoming.

9610-54 Convener - Check the status of P1387.2
(Software Administration) to ensure that DIS ballot has been initiated.

Closed. The ballot has been initiated.

9610-55 U.S. - Recommend the course of action that
should be taken (PDAM Ballot or Final PDAM Ballot) for P1003.1a.
after it completes the current IEEE ballot.

Closed. U.S. recommends that the document (Draft
14) go for Final PDAM ballot.

Open. The Convener is trying to determine an effective
way of doing this.

9610-59 U.S. - Inform the PASC Functional Chair
for Interpretations of the names of the Project Editors for the
ISO POSIX standards

Closed.

9610-60 U.S. - Submit all relevant completed Interpretations
as a proposed record of response to WG15.

Closed. The latest set of interpretations were made
available by email. All the earlier interpretations are available
on the Danish web server.

9610-61 National Bodies - Submit the names of any
additional experts who might wish to take part in the Interpretations
work, to the Convener by 1996.12.31.

Closed. The UK is already involved. There were
no nominations from other MBs. The U.S. proposed that future
requests for experts be made when interpretations were requested
for 'new' standards.

9610-62 National Bodies - Review the proposed records
of response and submit any comments to the WG15 reflector and
be prepared to discuss them at the May 1997 WG15 meeting. Any
comments requiring change MUST be submitted in writing to the
Convener by 1997.04.01.

Closed. This discussion will take place under a
later agenda item.

9610-63 Convener - Forward the nomination of Don
Folland as Project Editor of JTC1.22.38 and Norm Aaronson as Project
Editor for JTC1.22.21.02.03 to SC22.

Open. This will form part of the WG15 report to
SC22 in September 1997.

Open. This refers to the Shell & Utilities Batch
Extensions. Bill Rinehuls has not received the said disposition.

9610-65 National Bodies - Consider changing the
frequency of WG15 meetings to be on an annual basis.

Closed. This is dealt with under agenda item 6.4.

2. Status, Liaison and Action Item Reports
[written please]

2.1 Issues List [SD3]
Vicechair

Issue 2: Pending completion of Action item 9610-13.

Issue 3: This is resolved in the PASC 1003.2b standard.

Issue 4: Action item 9610-05 refers.

Issue 8: Keld Simonsen reported that WG20 is working
on a script concept. WG20 14652 (Draft 7, which was posted to
the web site on 19-May [today]) refers.

Issue 9: There is progress on this Issue in the IEEE
PASC .2b group.

Issue 10: KS reported that there is a little progress
in that a number of people have been identified to work on it.

2.2 JTC1 actions affecting group [N709
to N718]

Convener

Re N709: The Convener reported that JTC1 was in
the process of reengineering its operation. The NP presented
in ET01 is an example of the requirements specified in N711.
The reengineering exercise is expected to review the market relevance
of (a sub-set of) the JTC1 work items, which will be reflected
in JTC1's attitude and regulations on future work.

The revised JTC1 Regulations require that, if a CD
ballot is not nominated as a 'Final CD' then a further 'Final
CD' ballot will have to be initiated, following a cut-off date
of August 1997 for submission of Disposition of Comments on CDs.

There has been much JTC1 discussion of electronic
publishing of drafts and working papers. September 1997 should
see a move to wholly electronic working, in terms of papers and
drafts being published on the web.

Keld Simonsen reported that ISO, ITU and IEC are
also making changes to electronic publishing rules.

ISO has agreed that on-line drafts should be publically
available (experimentally) for one year. Once drafts reach DIS
level they should only be made available on restricted-access
sites. There may be some concern in the IEEE about how their
rules coincide with these JTC1 guidelines. PASC is willing to
follow JTC1 guidelines to the extent permitted by the IEEE.

2.3 SC22 action, Convener Report [N719]

[SC22 N2448]

Convener

SC22 N2416 (replacement for SC22 N2401) was deemed
to be required for this discussion. Emails were sent requesting
a copy. [Note: A copy of SC22 N2416 was received by start of
business on 20-May, and is dealt with later in the agenda].

2.4 Report on IEEE PASC Standards [SD11]
U.S.

Projects

A new version of SD11 was issued on April 30 by Jay
Ashford.

Action on the U.S. to put IEEE 2003 (aka 13210, for
Final CD ballot) on-line as a test case for the new on-line document
guidelines.

2.5 Liaison & Working Relationship Reports:

Keld Simonsen queried whether WG15 should establish
a liaison to the Java Study Group. The concensus of the meeting
was that WG15 should wait until the JSG became an authorised working
group. Keld Simonsen was concerned that Java was reinventing
areas in which WG15 has an interest, and that once a Java WG was
established WG15 should be able to make direct representations.
Keld added that he may be available to fill the post of liaison
if no more suitable person could be identified.

2.5.1 WG9/Ada--- RRG Action/Status [email]
Ted Baker

Ted Baker's emailed report indicated that he was
on the mailing list for both WG15 and WG9. The report said that
he would report the status of the Ada binding fast-track to WG9
at its next meeting, when the ballot should have closed.

2.5.2 WG11/Cross Language [N] Paul
Rabin

The LIS work is going to SC22 for review, and is
available on the WG11 web pages for those members interested in
the work.

2.5.3 WG20/I18n [N724]
Keld Simonsen

WG15 N724 refers. The framework document has been
approved and published. 10176 is out for DTR ballot. The Ordering
and Comparison document is about to go for Final CD ballot. The
Cultural Data document, compatible with the POSIX locale and charmap
document, is being progressed.

There are no specific requests from WG20 of WG15
at this time.

2.5.4 WG21/C++ [N]
Nobuo

Saito

The document is about to enter DIS level. There
is no requirement to define a POSIX C++ API.

2.5.5 SGFS [N]
Willem Wakker

There was no report from Willem - this WG15 meeting
overlaps with an SGFS meeting.

2.5.6 WG22/PCTE [WG15.989]
Keld Simonsen

Email WG15.989 (issued this morning) indicates nothing
to report.

2.5.7 WG14/C Language [N725]
Keld Simonsen

The new standard includes some enhancements to date/time
handling, etc, and the U.S. development body is requested to review
the new information in email WG15.859

A previous action item on the U.S. development body
has been framed.

2.5.8 EWOS Liaison [N]
Dave Rayner

No report.

2.5.9 X/Open (Category C) [N] Martin
Kirk

Nothing to report.

2.6 Editors Reports [N723]

The Danish Action Item report, N723, includes a Project
Editor report on the LIS work.

The other Project Editors present at this meeting
gave verbal reports indicating that they had nothing to report.

Roger Martin, U.S., expressed dismay at the lack
of input from those Project Editors not attending the meeting,
and proposed that WG15 take action to extract reports from Project
Editors. There is a continuing problem of getting up-to-date
reports from liaisons and Project Editors. WG15 decided to use
the on-line facilities available to this meeting to issue requests
to non-respondents, asking for input to WG15 in the next two days
of its meeting. The chair was charged with creating and issuing
the email at 16:37, 19-May.

WG15 actioned its Convener to remind all Project
Editors and Liaisons on 1-September to submit written reports,
to be received in time for the following WG15 meeting.

2.7 Defect Reports/Interpretations & Corrigenda
[N]

Keld Simonsen noted that the interpretation reports
referred exclusively to IEEE documents. The Convener talked through
the interpretations process. WG15 now has the full set of POSIX
interpretations. These should be considered a record of response
relating to those standards in the domain of WG15, and WG15 needs
to advise SC22 that these are available (on the WG15 web pages).
During the following debate, Keld Simonsen proposed that these
responses be aligned with the ISO Defect Report process.

3.0 Specific actions for this meeting

3.1 Record of Response treatment for U.S. submitted
interpretations response

A resolution was proposed to accept the Defect Reports
as posted on the web site and to recommend the responses to SC22
as WG15's considered interpretations responses. One defect report,
number 78, (the incorrect substitution of '-1' for 'NULL' in a
published standard) is substantive.

A lengthy debate followed. The Convener referred
to the (revised) WG15 Synchronisation Plan as to correct procedure
in handling the defect reports.

Action item on Keld Simonsen to apply a global edit
to the interpretations responses so that they refer to the appropriate
ISO standards, and to add the resulting document to the WG15 web
pages in place of the IEEE-oriented version.

Action on the Convener to create a record of response
for SC22, referencing the interpretations responses to be placed
on the public WG15 web pages, at:

http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/WG15.

Re defect report #78, relating to Section 5.1.2.4
line 118 in the OpenDir() function, 9945-1:1996 2nd Edition.
The text reads "the function shall return -1 and set errno"
has been misprinted and should read "shall return NULL and
set errno". The meeting resolved to instruct its Convener
to report the error as a misprint to ITTF, and ask it to resolve
the problem in the most effective way available.

3.2 UK discussion on reserved name space concerns
[N730]

N730, describing a perceived problem with the swathe
of names reserved in POSIX standards, was presented.

Action item on the U.S. to forward N730 to the U.S.
development body for its consideration and response. WG15 felt
the appropriate target should be the System Services group in
IEEE PASC.

3.3 Discussion of N720, the updated Synchronisation
Plan [N720]

N720 was circulated electronically prior to the meeting.
It adds the concept of 'Final CD' to the plan, as per the JTC1
regulations as recently revised, and effectively requires Member
Body input at an earlier stage in the voting process. Where substantive
changes are made in a 'Final CD' ballot, the plan now allows for
multiple 'Final CDs'.

Member Bodies should note that it is no longer possible
to make substantive changes at the DIS level. This fits with
the IEEE final ballot mechanism, where major changes are not permitted.

Keld Simonsen noted that these changes addressed
some of the issues which Denmark has raised in the past with the
Synchronisation Plan, but that some remained, relating to the
timing of the CD ballots. Keld Simonsen noted that the new JTC1
regulations permitted the Project Editor to decide whether CD
or 'Final CD' was appropriate, and discussion led to the conclusion
that NP, Registration and simultaneous Final CD was also possible.

Roger Martin, U.S., was concerned that managerial
control might be lost where communication with the WG15 Project
Editors was less than perfect, and wording was added to the Synchronisation
Plan to ensure that WG15 retained control of its projects, asking
for recommendations from MBs at the CD Registration stage.

Keld Simonsen raised a number of further concerns
with the Synchronisation Plan; the meeting decided that attendees
should consider these concerns, particularly with section 2.2.5,
during a recess and revisit the Plan later in the day.

The debate resumed at 15:50, 20-May.

Other corrections to the wording of the Synchronisation
Plan were made, particularly to sections 3.2.1 and 4.3.

Section 2.2.5:

Strike the section beginning 'A cover letter...'

Section 3.1.1:

New text added: 'to WG15, as well as recommendations
as to Final CD registration'.

Section 3.1.2:

Changed to 'the Project Editor should indicate when
a Final CD may not be appropriate'.

Section 3.1.5:

ANSI replaced with ISO.

Section 3.2:

Added parentheses.

Section 3.2.1:

Strike everything up to 'Common sense...'

Section 4.3:

Becomes 'WG15 defect report log will use the same
numbering sequence as the IEEE interpretations records'.

The Convener talked to N2416, which requires a response
by all WG Conveners to SC22 by 1-June. After consideration, it
was decided to handle this under Agenda Item 6.4.

4.0 Actions Arising from Reports

Emailed reports, responding to the Chair's request
earlier in the meeting, were received from:

Jay Ashford

Barry Hedquist

Shane McCarron

Stephe Walli.

Verbal reports were received from:

Jim Oblinger

Martin Kirk and

Don Folland, all present at the meeting.

There were no actions required of WG15 arising from
the reports.

5.0 Project Activities - registration, balloting,
content [SD11, SD4]

recommendations for registration, assignment
of DoC generation,

division of work/NPs

5.1 9945-0 LIS System Interface

22.21.01.01 System Interface LIS {1372}
LIS Progress

This work item is in line for termination because
it has not submitted a CD in the three years from its initial
NP. WG15 considered whether the work item should be extended.
Denmark proposed that WG15 should request an extension of one
further year in order to produce a CD. Problems in obtaining
the input text were cited as the primary reason for the delay
over the last year.

WG15 approved the extension of the LIS work item.

Nick Stoughton, UK, stated that a revised PAR was
required to progress the work through IEEE PASC, and that the
Project Editor must submit one in the next week in order to gain
timely approval from the PASC PMC, and thence to PASC SEC. IEEE
SB meets next in September to formally approve the working group.

5.2 9945-2 Shell & Utilities

5.2.1 22.41 additional {2b} DoC
done?

utilities

Stephe Walli's email, responding to the Chair's earlier
prompt, stated that discussions at the WG15 May 1996 meeting covered
a number of concerns (from Denmark, Japan and the UK) with the
1003.2b work. N640r encapsulated responses to these concerns
and will form the basis of the Disposition of Comments.

Keld Simonsen, Denmark, requested that a (virtual)
editing meeting should be held to discuss the proposed resolutions.
The Convener agreed that this was in line with procedure. Stephe
Walli's response indicates that he believes proper discussion
took place at the WG15 Copenhagen meeting. The Ballot in fact
closed at the end of May 1996, a week after the WG15 meeting,
therefore the discussions at the WG15 meeting could not have considered
all the possible ballot comments. WG15 N679 contains the ballot
comments.

Professor Saito, Japan, queried whether the required
responses following the WG15 Copenhagen meeting were in fact emailed
to the following IEEE meeting for their consideration and response.

Action on Stephe Walli to hold an editing meeting,
by the 18 July, to conclude the discussion and create the final
Disposition of Comments.

5.2.2 22.43 Security {2c/6} DoC
done?

Amendment

Casey Schaufler is the Project Editor for this work
item. There has been no response to emailed requests for reports
during this meeting. SC22 N2173 (WG15 N683r) refers as the ballot
comments.

5.2.3 22.21.03.02 Batch Services {2d/15a}
DoC - sufficient

for AM?

Action on the U.S. to send the appropriate Batch
document to ITTF for publication. SC22 N2232 refers as the ballot
summary.

5.3 15068 Administered Systems

5.3.1 22.21.03.01 (-) Sys Administration {1387.1/7+}
Stalled?

overview

Ron Elliott, Germany, proposed withdrawal of this
residual work item - no work is in progress, or likely to be forthcoming.
Keld Simonsen argued that this would be inappropriate at the
present time - there has been no prior notification of this discussion.

Action on Member Bodies to consider and report to
the next WG15 meeting whether this work item be withdrawn, or
whether resources will be forthcoming to progress the work. JTC1
regulations currently indicate that five MBs are necessary to
endorse work on a proposed NP.

5.3.2 22.21.03.04 (-2) Software {1387.2/7.2}
DIS ballot?

Administration

This work item is currently exiting DIS ballot;
closed March 1997.

Action on Jay Ashford to review the ballot comments
(when available from SC22) and prepare a Disposition of Comments,
if required, for consideration by WG15.

5.3.3 22.21.03.05 (-3) User Administration {1387.3/7.3}
DIS ballot?

The Disposition of Comments on the CD ballot was
emailed to Bill Rinehuls in April. It was apparently not received.
Martin Kirk remailed the Disposition during discussion of this
agenda item.

Action on the Project Editor (Martin Kirk) to ensure
the latest User Administration document (1387.3) is forwarded
by the U.S. for submission for DIS ballot before August 1997,
in order to avoid a 'Final CD' loop.

Awaiting a Disposition of Comments meeting to be
held by the Project Editor (Martin Kirk).

5.4 9945-1 C Language Bindings [ET03, N702]

5.4.1 22.39 Extensions to base {1a}[N702] PDAM bal >= D13

PDAM registration is complete.

Action on the Project Editor (Stephe Walli) to forward
the appropriate draft of 1003.1a for Final PDAM ballot.

5.4.2 22.21.40 Extensions to real {1d/4b}
PDAM reg:diff time draft

PDAM registration Ballot closes 27-May.

Action on the Project Editor (Stephe Walli) to prepare
a Disposition of Comments on 1003.1d and forward it to WG15 for
consideration.

Jim Oblinger reported that the latest IEEE ballot
had revealed some substantive comments.

5.4.3 22.42 Security Amendment {1e/6}
DoC

Waiting response from the Project Editor, Casey Schaufler.

5.4.4 22.21.01.03.01 Transparent File {1f/8}
PDAM reg:

Access Mkt Relevance?

[N704]

The U.S. Action Item report notes that IEEE PASC
has voted to withdraw sponsorship for 1003.1f. The U.S. recommends
that WG15 take parallel supportive action. It was noted that
sixteen members of WG15 voted to support PDAM registration.

WG15 resolved to request SC22 Plenary to withdraw
the TFA work item from WG15's remit, given the ballot comments
from the U.S. and from the UK. SC22 N2349 (WG15 N704) refers.

5.4.5 22.21.01.03.03 Protocol Ind. {1g/12}
PDAM bal: need

Interface fix

[N705]

Awaiting the Project Editor (Stephe Walli) to produce
a Disposition of Comments responding to the substantive comments
from the UK and the U.S. SC22 N2351 (WG15 N705) refers. Stephe
Walli's email indicated that the UK comments had been accepted
verbatim, but that an additional substantive set of comments had
been received after the close of IEEE ballot from XNet, via the
X/Open liaison. The draft containing the UK changes is currently
in IEEE ballot; a subsequent draft which may contain (parts of)
the XNet input is being debated.

Action on the X/Open liaison to obtain explanatory
detail on the nature of the XNet comments. This was emailed during
the debate of this agenda item.

Further debate was deferred pending a response to
this request.

A response was received by mid-afternoon on 20-May.
There appears to be a discrepancy between the views of the ISO
Project Editor and the IEEE Technical Editor as to what is currently
included in the draft. Following further email exchanges it appears
that the bulk of the XNet comments have been included in the latest
draft, and this has passed the latest IEEE ballot, on Draft 6.6.

Action on the Project Editor (Stephe Walli) to produce
a Disposition of Comments and to forward Draft 6.6 for ISO DAM
ballot.

5.4.6 22.21.04.01.01 Adv. Real Time {1j}
PDAM bal:

Extensions [N708,

WG15.979]

WG15 resolved to request the U.S. National Body to
forward the appropriate draft of 1003.1j to SC22 for Final PDAM
ballot, the PDAM registration ballot having successfully completed,
and the latest draft being close to IEEE approval.

5.5 14519 Ada Language Bindings

Ada Real Time

Extensions {.5b}
for fasttrack

The Ada Real Time bindings work has not been forwarded
for CD through SC22. This is because it is being progressed via
fast-track elsewhere in ISO.

Action on the Convener to advise SC22 that the document
corresponding to 14519 is being fast-tracked and that the 3-year
review on this work item is not appropriate.

5.6 14252 Guide to POSIX OSE

22.38 TR14252 Guide to {0}
TR 1996 done

POSIX OSE

The work item has produced a published ISO TR. There
are currently no interpretations requests pending.

Don Folland, UK, asked for an outline of the process
required to achieve a TR through ISO. The Convener responded
that fast-track was not available to TRs, therefore the CD, DTR,
FDTR, TR sequence applied.

Action on all Project Editors to ensure they obtain
the current copy of their documents' source, for archive purposes.

5.7 13210, 14515-x Test Methods

5.7.1 22.37 CD13210 Test {2003R}
revision

Methods "final"
CD, D+1

The CD Ballot closes October 1997.

5.7.2 14515-1 Test Methods for

9945-1 - 1990

Complete. This is a standard. Project Editor is
Barry Hedquist. No interpretation requests have so far been received.

5.7.2.1 ...1.01 Test methods for {2003.1}
Done 96

1990 component

Complete. This is a standard.

5.7.2.2 ...1.02 Test methods for {2003.1b}
PDAM Reg:

real time Ext.
ballot draft > 5

[N707]

PDAM is due next in sequence. There was some debate
on whether the work was likely to complete in the IEEE - it presently
appears to have stalled.

Action on the U.S. to provide the appropriate draft
to SC22 for PDAM ballot on 14515-1.01 Test Methods for Real Time
Extensions. (2003.1b), or report back on the status of the work.
WG15 N707 is the summary of voting on the registration ballot.

5.7.3 14515-2 Test Methods for {2003.2}
DIS of IEEE Std

9945-2 96

This is complete in the IEEE. Final editing will
be complete in June. ISO is awaiting forwarding of the appropriate
draft by the U.S. Shane McCarron is (belatedly nominated as)
the Project Editor, pending confirmation by the U.S.

Action on Shane McCarron to provide the appropriate
draft of 14515-2 Test Methods for 9945-2 (2003.2), in electronic
form, for DIS ballot.

5.8 Guide for National Profiles & Locales

14766 Guide for National

Profiles & National [N]

Locales

No progress since approval of the PAR in IEEE. Japan
is planning that the working group will meet at the next IEEE
PASC meeting, 14-18 July. Japan hopes to have up to six people
attend from Japan - other interested members are encouraged to
attend also. Professor Saito agreed to pass email addresses of
the known attendees to Lowell Johnson, U.S., IEEE PASC Chair,
in order that they may be sent the necessary administrative documentation.

A working draft of the document should be circulated
through SC22 for review as soon as one is available.

It was also recommended that the work be advertised
in the IEEE and WG15 web pages. Details to Shane McCarron and
Keld Simonsen, respective webmasters.

5.9 22.15287 OSE Profile Projects

5.9.1 .01 Supercomputing AEP [N]

An action is already in place for the U.S. to forward
an explanatory report referencing this work item. The draft has
not yet been circulated to WG15.

Action on the U.S. to circulate the appropriate draft
of the Supercomputing AEP, corresponding to WG15 work item 22.15287.01,
to WG15 for review and comment.

If the electronic ballot on the explanatory report
is completed successfully, WG15 resolves that the U.S. forward
the appropriate draft for PDISP ballot. (WG15 should note that
the final part of the DISP process is via SGFS).

5.9.2 .02 Real Time Sys Env Profile [WG15.979,

N]

An action is already in place for the U.S. to forward
an explanatory report referencing this work item. The draft has
been circulated as WG15 N624.

If the electronic ballot on the explanatory report
is completed successfully, WG15 resolves that the U.S. forward
the appropriate draft for PDISP ballot. (WG15 should note that
the final part of the DISP process is via SGFS).

6.0 New Business

6.1 New Project Request:

Guide for Developing User Organisation OSE Profiles
[ET01]

This is a proposed NP, introduced by the U.S. member
body, to establish a mechanism defining the development of User
Organisation profiles. The resulting document will be a TR, rather
than a standard. The U.S. proposed that WG15 should consider
taking on the work associated with the proposal.

After discussion WG15 resolved to indicate to SC22
and JTC1 that it would be willing to take on the work associated
with the proposed Guide for Developing User Organisation OSE Profiles
NP.

Action item on the U.S. to provide to WG15 a final
corrected and updated copy of the NP proposal form for its information,
and for reference in its Resolution to SC22.

6.2 Y2K - Discussion of IEEE Activities

The IEEE is working on a TR describing year 2000
problems. WG15 was asked to consider whether and how this should
be progressed within ISO. The BSI has DISC PD 2000-1:1997 - A
Definition of Year 2000 Conformity Requirements. A trawl of web
sites indicated that a number of organisations have pages describing
Year 2000 problems and proposals.

6.3 Future of Standardisation in PASC/Discussion
of IEEE Activities

The U.S. advised WG15 that the IEEE PASC SEC April
meeting was posed the question as to whether IEEE PASC should
continue to produce standards of any sort. This will be discussed
fully at the next IEEE PASC meeting, in July.

The politically correct presentation of this issue
is this: the future of standardisation within PASC has been queried.
Specifically there are a number of places where 'Unix' standardisation
has historically taken place, but some of these have coalesced
in the recent past. Would further consolidation be beneficial?
Should X/Open move all its efforts to IEEE PASC, for example,
or both those bodies move their resources to WG15, which would
then become a technical working group.

The hidden agenda is this: standardisation is, superficially
at least, expensive, and therefore the removal of all further
standardisation activities has a cost benefit to (many) vendors.

One scenario might be that X/Open take over all POSIX
standardisation activities, and submit all its work for ISO fast-track.
This would side-step IEEE PASC, and remove any requirement for
WG15 involvement altogether.

It was observed that were WG15 to take on the full
range of POSIX standardisation, JTC1 requires that it maintains
a minimum of five participating member bodies. Currently WG15
has many more than five participating members, but this does not
reflect its ability to support the full technical work-load.

WG15 concluded that it was uncomfortable with the
idea that it may become solely responsible for the production
of the whole range of POSIX standards without a much higher commitment
of resources.

WG15 is concerned that the current high degree of
co-ordination between the existing bodies - IEEE PASC, X/Open
and ISO - should not be lost. WG15 would be unhappy if consistency
was lost and that conflicting standards were therefore produced.
In the event that production of POSIX standards was moved into
a single body - which would be one way of encouraging a consistent
set of standards - WG15 would be concerned if participation in
that process were limited in any way.

WG15 notes with concern the suggestion that the work
of IEEE PASC in particular should cease; WG15's relationship
with IEEE PASC has been extremely productive and beneficial to
the international community.

WG15 resolved to send a message of support to IEEE
PASC, encouraging it to continue its work.

6.4 Future WG15 Meeting Schedule

WG15 debated whether it would be prudent to reduce
the frequency of its meetings, given that its last meeting completed
work by midweek, and this meeting was anticipated to complete
in three days. There was concern that reduction to one meeting
per year would lose synchronicity with IEEE work and with ISO
ballot schedules. It was suggested that co-location with an IEEE
PASC meeting could ease this concern. Denmark indicated that
it would be unhappy if all WG15 meetings were to be held in the
U.S. in future.

The Convener pointed out that WG15 has a large number
of active work items at the present time, and that reduction of
the frequency of meetings would be inappropriate before 1998.

David Blackwood, Canada, was concerned that a reduced
meeting frequency might cause a further reduction in participation
at WG15 meetings. Responses from individuals and from MBs around
the table indicated that meeting frequency would have no effect
on participation.

Roger Martin, U.S., reflected that the function of
WG15 had moved over the years to be one of 'standards administration',
and whether WG15 should ask itself whether it should be more actively
involved in administering its Disposition of Comments meetings,
and scheduling its work around those.

It was noted that the Internet connection provided
at this Exeter meeting of WG15 has proved to be extremely useful
- possibly more so than was originally hoped. It may be beneficial
to exploit this in the future, and advise non-attendees that they
can expect to be virtual participants in future WG15 meetings,
where Internet facilities can be provided.

Debate moved on to discuss scheduling future WG15
meetings for just three days, rather than four or five. Ron Elliott,
Germany, said this would be one sure way to bar attendance of
a number of members who might have lengthy journeys (and thus
high travel costs) to attend a meeting.

Roger Martin, U.S., proposed that co-location of
meetings (with IEEE PASC) would be one way to increase the value
of a meeting for all parties.

WG15 concluded that co-location of two three-day
meetings over the next year or so would be the most productive
course of action.

WG15 voted to hold a Spring meeting in 1998:

DK

US

Ca

D

J

UK all voted affirmatively.

WG15 then debated which group to attempt to co-locate
with in Spring 1998. It was concluded that WG15 would benefit
most by linking with IEEE PASC, and WG15 will encourage PASC and
The Open Group to locate their meetings in April as near to each
other as practicable. The Spring 1998 meeting is therefore likely
to be in the U.S.

WG15 voted to attempt to co-locate with IEEE PASC
in April1998:

DK abstained

US yes

Ca yes

D abstained

J yes

UK yes

Action item on the Convener to seek an invitation
from the U.S. and IEEE PASC to meet with them at their April 1998
meeting.

WG15 confirmed the requirement that it would decide
at each meeting whether it should hold its meeting scheduled one
year in the future.

WG15 noted that SC22 would be meeting - probably
in September 1998 - in Copenhagen, and that co-locating with that
meeting may be advantageous. Keld Simonsen was asked to informally
investigate possibilities here.

6.5 JTC1 Business Plan [N2416]

The Convener talked to the JTC1 business plan, and
noted, with respect to the requirement to specify WG15's Co-operation
and Competition, that Windows®
(95 and NT) is the primary competitor to the POSIX portable application
platform. The Convener asked for guidance as to what else should
be included in his proposed report to SC22 in September, responding
to the JTC1 Business Plan requirements.

Professor Saito, Japan, noted that with the withdrawal
of the distributed file system document (TFA), POSIX now had a
gap in its standards base, and that this should be noted in the
report.

WG15 recognised the risk that, if all systems comply
to a single (set of) standards, then a single fault in the standard
(eg the Year 2000 problem) could incapacitate a large sub-set
of the platforms in use, possibly simultaneously.

David Blackwood, Canada, noted that HP is enthusiastic
about the amount of new business which conformance to the POSIX
set of standards has brought it, and that this should form part
of the Convener's report.

Ron Elliott, Germany, stated that many major vendors
are reducing or withdrawing their levels of participation in standards
activities worldwide, limiting participation to academics and
other minor users.

The Convener proposed that he would circulate the
final form of his report to WG15 for comment before the SC22 meeting.

6.6 Numbering of LIS Work Item.

Keld Simonsen reported that ITTF had responded to
him during the course of the meeting that it could not allocate
the presumed part number (9945-0) to the POSIX LIS work item.
He asked the meeting for guidance.

WG15 indicated that it would appreciate ITTF reconsidering
its decision, in order to retain alignment with the IEEE standards.
If this was not possible, other suggestions from ITTF would be
considered.

Action on the Convener to search the SC22 resolutions
for a precedent regarding the numbering of the LIS work as 9945-0,
and to approach ITTF with a request to use that identification.

6.7 Convener.

The WG15 Convener's term of office is about to expire,
but Jim Isaak anticipates that he will be able to continue for
one more year in that post.

Action on MBs to seek volunteers for the post of
WG15 Convener, for three years from September 1998 at the latest
- August 1997 at the earliest. Applicants should have sponsorship
from their employers and their National Bodies.

Action on the Convener to draw up and distribute
to WG15 a job description for prospective applicants for the post
of WG15 Convener.

7 Review/approval

7.1 Resolutions Drafting
Committee

The Resolutions as presented below were all approved
unanimously by WG15 unless otherwise noted:

9705-361 Request for withdrawal of JTC1 Project
WG15 requests SC22 to withdraw project JTC1 22.21.01.03.01 (Transparent
File Access) from the scope of work of SC22/WG15. This is in
response to the fact that the IEEE development body has withdrawn
sponsorship in this area and the US Member Body has requested,
in SC22 N2349 (Letter Ballot Summary), that the international
work be synchronized with the IEEE work in this area.

9705-362 Project Editor for JTC1 22.21.04.01.01
Pursuant to its intention of May 1995 to divide the work of Project
Editor for WG15 and a subsequent US Member Body proposal, WG15
requests SC22 to confirm the nomination of Michael Gonzalez, the
IEEE Technical Editor for this project, as Project Editor for
JTC1 22.21.04.01.01, (IEEE Advanced Real Time Extensions, 1003.1j).

9705-363 Project Editor for JTC1 22.14515-2
Pursuant to its intention of May 1995 to divide the work of Project
Editor for WG15 and the subsequent US Member Body proposal, WG15
confirms its nomination of Shane McCarron as Project Editor for
JTC 22.14515-2 (2003.2).

9705-364 Forwarding of documents for ISO Ballots
WG15 requests the US Member Body to forward the appropriate drafts
of 22.39 (P1003.1a - System Interface Extensions) and 22.21.04.01.01
(P1003.1j - Advanced Real Time Extensions) to the SC22 Secretariat
for Final PDAM Ballot.

9705-365 New Work Item - User Organization OSE Profiles
Whereas WG15 is aware that the US Member Body is submitting a
proposal to JTC1 for a NWI "Guide for Developing User Organization
Open System Environment (OSE) Profiles", WG15 expresses its
willingness to accept this work item should it be approved.

9705-366 Defect Reports
Whereas all currently submitted Defect Reports do not use ISO/IEC
Form 14, but contain the information required by Form 14, therefore

WG15 accepts the following listed defect reports as being valid
input to the Defect Report / Interpretation process and approves
the proposed responses. Changes will be made to reference the
appropriate ISO/IEC standards in the responses.

9705-367 Record of Response
WG15 requests its Convener to generate a Record of Response for
submission to SC22 indicating that the responses to Defect Reports
are available on the WG15 Web page (URL http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/WG15/).

9705-368 Synchronization Plan
Whereas it is desirable that Member Bodies have both sufficient
time to review draft documents and the opportunity to comment
formally on such drafts as early in the process as possible, WG15
approves its synchronization plan as amended in N733 and instructs
the WG15 Convener to forward N733 to SC22 and the US Development
Body for approval.

9705-369 Printing Errataum
WG15 requests its Convener to notify ITTF that a printing erratum
has been identified in the printed version of 9945-1:1996 2nd
Edition, section 5.1.2.4, line 118. In the opendir function, the
return value of "-1" should be "NULL" but
is erroneously printed as "-1". WG15e requests ITTF
to take any action necessary to notify existing purchasers of
the standard and all future purchasers.

9705-370 PASC Future
Whereas iIt was brought to WG15's attention during this meeting,
that IEEE PASC at theirits next meeting in July 1997 proposes
to discuss the cessation of their POSIX standards development.
process,
therefore, WG15 expresses its concern at this proposal and recommends
that the excellent cooperation between WG15 and PASC continues
in the area of POSIX standards development.

9705-371 Request for Extension for LIS
Whereas 22.21.01.01 has not reached the CD stage within the required
time limit, therefore WG15 requests that SC22 extend the deadline
for this project for a further year.

9705-372 WG15 Meeting Schedules
WG15 resolves to confirm the requirement, date and location for
everyeach meeting at least 12 months in advance and to try to
meet in conjunction with peerother relevant groups.

9705-373 WG15 Meeting in Spring 1998
WG15 invites the US Member Body to attempt to organize the Spring
1998 WG15 meeting in conjunction with the PASC meeting.

9705-374 Initial expression of Thanks to the Expiration
of Conveners Term of Office
Whereas the Term of Office of Mr. Jim Isaak as Convener of WG15
officially ends in August 1997, and the nomination of a successor
is not yet finalized, therefore
WG15 takes this opportunity to thank Mr. Isaak for the outstanding
work he has done as Convener throughout the initial ten years
of WG15 and wishes him well for his future.

This was approved by acclamation.

9705-375 Farewell to Mr. David Cannon and Mr. Ron
Elliott
Whereas Mr. Cannon and Mr. Elliott notified WG15 that this would
be their last WG15 meeting,
therefore WG15 expresses its appreciation for the work each has
done for WG15 during the past ten years and wish them both well
for the future.

This was approved by acclamation.

9705-376 Expression of Appreciation to the Host
WG15 expresses its appreciation to the BSI and the University
of Exeter, and particularly to Mr. David Cannon, for hosting an
excellent meeting and also to BSI, X/OpenThe Open Group and Pert
Systems for hosting an excellent dinner.

Appreciations also go to Mr. Nick Stoughton for acting as Chair
of the meeting and to Mr. David Cannon for his hard work as Secretary
and to Exeter University IT Services for supplying the excellent
high-tech infrastructure.

WG15 also offers its assistance to BSI to help in the redefinition
of the "8 Mile" standard, as it appears that there is
too much Devonian influence in the current standard.

9705-377 Expression of Appreciation to the Drafting
Committee
WG15 expresses its appreciation to the Canadian, German and United
Kingdom Member Delegations for supplying volunteers to the drafting
committee (Dave Blackwood, Ron Elliott and Don Folland), and for
their excellent work in recording the resolutions from this meeting.

7.2 Action Items Secretary

The following action items were authorised by WG15:

Old Action Items from Munich, October 1996:

9705-01 Japan and Netherlands - provide URLs and
other information they would like posted to the WG15 web page
(rolled over from 9510-08 on National Bodies and 9605-01 and 9610-01
on Japan and Netherlands).

9705-02 Denmark - report at the next WG15 meeting
what the state of their LIS work is, and what they expect to be
able to accomplish. (rolled over from 9510-23, 9505-24, 9605-05
and 9610-03).

9705-03 Convener - write a cover letter to Member
Bodies to consider the general issue of subsetting base standards
from within profiles during their review of 1003.13. (rolled
over from 9510-34, which came from RGCPA issue #6, 9605-07 and
9610-05).

9705-04 U.S. - make all working drafts from the
development body available in a manner consistent with the JTC1
on-line access policy. (rolled over from 9605-16 and 9610-07).

9705-05 Netherlands and Denmark - have their technical
experts identify any specific elements of the Single UNIX Specification
that should be included in POSIX. (rolled over from 9605-46 and
9610-09).

9705-06 Denmark and Japan - work with the WG15 SGFS
liaison (Willem Wakker) to figure out how National Profiles
could be incorporated into TR-10000. (rolled over from 9605-33
and 9610-13).

9705-07 Denmark - create a proposed scope and purpose
for new IEEE 1003.2 utilities, which can then be used for both
an SC22 work item and an IEEE PAR. (rolled over from 9605-36 and
9610-15).

9705-08 Editor of POSIX National Profiles and Locales
(Keld Simonsen) - incorporate N658 into that document. (rolled
over from 9605-48 and 9610-16).

9705-09 U.S. - provide assistance with the LIS PAR
to be revised. (rolled over from 9605-49 and 9610-17).

9705-10 9945-2 Project Editor (Stephe Walli) - call
and conduct an editing meeting to create, approve, and forward
to the SC22 Secretariat, a disposition of comments for IEEE 1003.2b
(JTC1.22.41). (R 96-334) after a review by the U.S., Japan, and
Denmark Member Bodies. (rolled over from 9605-53 and 9610-18).

9705-11 9945-2 Project Editor (Casey Schaufler)
- call and conduct an editing meeting to create, approve, and
forward to the SC22 Secretariat, a disposition of comments for
IEEE 1003.2c (JTC1.22.43) after a review by the U.S. and Netherlands
Member Bodies. (R 96-334). SC22 N2173 (WG15 N683r refers as
the ballot comments). (Rolled over from 9605-54 and 9610-19).

9705-12 9945-1 Project Editor (Casey Schaufler) -
call and conduct an editing meeting to create, approve, and forward
to the SC22 Secretariat, a disposition of comments for IEEE 1003.1e
(JTC1.22.42). (R 96-334) after a review by the U.S. and Netherlands
National Bodies. (Rolled over from 9605-55 and 9610-20).

9705-21 Convener - Conduct an electronic ballot
on forwarding P1003.13 and Explanatory Reports to SC22 for Final
PDISP ballot. (rolled over from 9610-47).

9705-22 Keld Simonsen - Forward SC22WG15.859 to
Development body (1003.2), pointing out that this is where WG14
sees possible alignment for additional features which 1003.2 might
want to consider in their future work, specifically currency and
ISO date formats. (rolled over from 9610-48).

9705-23 Project Editor (Keld Simonsen) - Prepare
an example of an LIS function of 9945-1 using both IDL and LID.
Distribute these examples to WG15, requesting Member Bodies to
review and comment on the work. (rolled over from 9610-52).

9705-25 Convener - Forward the nomination of Don
Folland as Project Editor of JTC1.22.38 and Norm Aaronson as Project
Editor for JTC1.22.21.02.03 to SC22. (rolled over from 9610-63).

9705-26 Convener - Forward the disposition of comments
contained in resolution 96-354 to JTC1/SC22. (rolled over from
9610-64).

New Action Items from Exeter, May 1997:

9705-27 U.S. development body - consider and report
on the appropriateness of TR10176 and the locale of 14652 as
a possible solution to the problem of extended identifiers in
1003.2. The Danish Action Item report, N723, refers.

9705-28 Keld Simonsen - ensure the electronic version
of the POSIX 1003.13 profiles presentation, emailed by Jim Oblinger,
is made available on the WG15 web pages.

9705-29 Keld Simonsen - ensure the summary of the
option annexes in the POSIX standards as presented in N732 is
made available on the WG15 web pages.

9705-31 Keld Simonsen - Forward the available additional
detail on the proposal in email SC22WG15.859 to the Development
Body (1003.2), indicating that this is where WG14 and WG20 see
possible alignment for additional features which 1003.2 might
want to consider in their future work, specifically currency and
ISO date formats.

9705-32 U.S. - respond to both the original input
(SC22WG15.859) from Keld Simonsen and also to the additional input
to be provided as required by AI 9705-31.

9705-33 Member Bodies - provide feedback to Head
of U.S. delegation (Roger Martin) by 11-July as to whether work
on 1003.1m (Checkpoint/Restart) and 1003.1p (Resource Limits)
should be pursued, and whether new, additional manpower can be
provided - lack of extra manpower will result in withdrawal of
sponsorship of the IEEE PARs and hence work by the U.S. development
body.

9705-34 U.S. - put IEEE 2003 (aka 13210 Final CD)
on-line as a test case for the new on-line document guidelines.

9705-35 Convener - to establish a procedure and to
remind all Project Editors and Liaisons on 1-September-1997 to
submit written reports to be received in time for the following
WG15 meeting.

9705-36 Keld Simonsen - apply a global edit to the
interpretations responses so that they refer to the appropriate
ISO standards, and add the resulting document to the WG15 web
pages in place of the IEEE-oriented version.

9705-37 Convener - submit a record of response to
SC22, pointing to the interpretations responses/defect reports
to be placed on the public WG15 web pages, at:

http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/WG15

9705-38 U.S. - forward WG15 N730 to the U.S. development
body for its consideration and response. WG15 advises the U.S.
that it believes the appropriate target should be the System Services
group in IEEE PASC.

9705-39 Project Editor (Stephe Walli) to hold a editing
meeting re work item 22.41 [1003.2b] , by the 18 July, to consider
WG15 N679, conclude the discussion and create the final Disposition
of Comments, and to forward these to WG15 for action.

9705-41 Member Bodies - consider and report to the
next WG15 meeting whether 22.21.03.01 (-) System Administration
Overview {1387.1/7+} be withdrawn, or whether they can make available
resources to progress the work. MBs should note that JTC1 regulations
currently indicate that five MBs are necessary to endorse work
on a proposed NP.

9705-42 Project Editor (Jay Ashford) - review the
DIS ballot comments on 22.21.03.04 (-2) Software Administration{1387.2/7.2} (when available from SC22) and prepare a Disposition
of Comments, if required, for consideration by WG15.

9705-43 U.S. - ensure the latest User Administration
document corresponding to work item 22.21.03.05(1387.3),
is forwarded for submission for DIS ballot before August 1997,
in order to avoid a 'Final CD' loop in the ISO balloting process.

9705-44 Project Editor (Stephe Walli) to prepare
a Disposition of Comments relating to the PDAM registration ballot,
(work item 22.21.40 Extensions to Real Time) (1003.1d) and forward
it to WG15 for consideration.

9705-45 Convener - advise SC22 that the document
corresponding to 14519 is being fast-tracked and that the 3-year
review on this work item is not appropriate.

9705-46 All Project Editors - ensure they have or
obtain the current copy of their documents' source, for archive
purposes.

9705-47 U.S. - provide the appropriate draft to SC22
for PDAM-1 ballot on 14515-1 Test Methods for Real Time Extensions.
(2003.1b), or report back on the status of the work. WG15 N707
is the summary of voting on the registration ballot.

9705-48 U.S. - provide the appropriate draft of 14515-2
Test Methods for 9945-2 (2003.2), in electronic form, for DIS
ballot.

9705-49 U.S. - circulate the appropriate draft of
the Supercomputing AEP, corresponding to WG15 work item 22.15287.01
(1003.10), to WG15 for review and comment. See also AI 9705-19.

9705-50 U.S. - provide to WG15 a final corrected
and updated copy of the NP proposal form, describing the "New
Project Request: Guide for Developing User Organisation OSE Profiles"
for its information, and for reference in its Resolution 9505-365
to SC22.

9705-53 Convener - seek an invitation from the U.S.
and IEEE PASC to meet with them at their April 1998 meeting.

9705-54 Convener - search the SC22 resolutions for
a precedent regarding the numbering of the LIS work as 9945-0,
and approach ITTF with a request to use that identification.

9705-55 Member Bodies - seek volunteers for the post
of WG15 Convener, to run for three years from September 1998 at
the latest. Applicants should have sponsorship from their employers
and from their National Bodies.

9705-56 Convener - draw up and distribute to WG15
a job description for prospective applicants, describing the duties
of WG15 Convener.

9705-57 Keld Simonsen - find and make available on
the WG15 web pages a copy of Form 14 for use with all future WG15
defect reports.

9705-58 U.S. - draw the attention of the development
body to the requirement to use Form 14 for all future WG15 defect
reports. See WG15 AI 9705-54.

9705-59 Convener - notify all Project Editors of
the WG15 action items which have been assigned to them at this
meeting.

9705-60 Keld Simonsen - ensure that all WG15 Project
Editors are included on the WG15 email distribution list.

9705-63 U.S. Member Body - forward the appropriate
drafts of P1003.1a and P1003.1j to the SC22 Secretariat for
Final PDAM Ballot. Resolution 9705-364 refers.

9705-64 Convener - advise SC22 that WG15 is aware
that the U.S. Member Body is submitting a proposal to JTC1 for
a NWI "Guide for Developing User Organization Open System
Environment (OSE) Profiles", and that WG15 expresses its
willingness to accept this work item should it be approved. Resolution
9705-365 refers.

9705-65 Convener - advise SC22 that WG15 accepts
the following listed Defect Reports/Interpretations as being
valid input to the interpretation process and accepts the proposed
responses. Changes have been made to reference the appropriate
ISO/IEC standards in the responses.

9705-66 Convener - generate a Record of Response
for submission to SC22 indicating that the responses to Defect
Reports are available on the WG15 Web page (URL http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/WG15/).
Resolution 9705-367 refers.

9705-69 Convener - notify ITTF that a printing erratum
has been identified in the printed version of 9945-1:1996 2nd
Edition, section 5.1.2.4, line 118. In the opendir function,
the return value should be "NULL" but is erroneously
printed as "-1". Convener to request ITTF to take any
action necessary to notify existing purchasers of the standard
and all future purchasers. Resolution 9705-369 refers.

9705-70 U.S. - convey to the U.S. development body
at its next meeting that WG15 expresses its concern at the proposal
to discuss the cessation of their POSIX standards development
work and recommends that the excellent cooperation between WG15
and PASC continue in the area of POSIX standards development.
Resolution 9705-370 refers.

9705-71 Convener - Request SC22 to extend work item
22.21.01.01 System Interface LIS {1372} for one further year.

7.3 Issues List Vice
Chair

The Vice-chair volunteered to update the Issues list
in line with discussions and the minutes of this meeting. There
were no other major changes to the Issues list.